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Sunday, February 6, 2011

Dollar store pillow makeover!

I made a stop at the dollar store this weekend to see if I could find some good "junk". The hubs was with me and he said "you are seriously buying that ugly thing?" Ha. Why yes sweetheart. And can you really question something that is only a dollar? My living room could use a little sprucing up...and I had plans for this pillow. I bought two of these yellow beauties and here is what I did with the first one. (I may recover the second one and put it in baby K's crib...stay tuned!)

Supplies:

pillow

felt (I used one sheet of brown felt...and you can buy 4/$1 at most craft stores)

needle and thread﻿ (I suppose you could even hot glue this to make it even quicker and easier...but with my two little kiddos the pillow wouldn't have stood a chance)

1. Cut out six 3 1/2" circles out of your felt.

2. hold the felt in your hand and pinch the bottom to make the "petals"

3. Sew the bottom together

4. Sew felt on to the pillow and continue with the rest of your felt circles.

Don't call me crazy, Krazy, BUT, I actually love that pillow, and the pattern, and everything. Yes it was a little plain, BUT not anymore. How adorable it looks now, I really LOVE it.

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Wow! I love the dollar store. I love frugal projects. And I love this pillow. It looks like it cost way more than one dollar. You did a great job! Super creative. I like it so much that I featured it on my blog this weekend. You can find a link to my post here:http://keephomesimple.blogspot.com/2011/02/budget-friendly-inspiration-week-3.html

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Wow..Krazy craft lady have very creative idea for update a simple pillow.There is no such thing as a universal fit when it comes to lady pillow . Find one that is consistent with the shape and size of your body.